Cover Controversy: Gothic Gates

Looking to set an ominous mood? Look no further than the iron gate. I haven’t checked, but I’m pretty sure that it’s a scientific fact that anything written in wrought iron is 10x more spooky than if it were written on paper. Take a look:

See what I mean? Okay, bad example. Three recent books covers seem to understand this phenomenon much better than I:

School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari.

Rapacia: The Second Circle of Heck by Dale E. Basye.

But there is another…

Ruined: A Ghost Story by Paula Morris.

Side by side:

The similarities are hard to deny. Confirmed Cover Controversy. I feel like there’s more of these. Any to add?

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Bookshelves of Doom recently posted this link to resuable covers that I thought you’d like: http://www.libraryjobpostings.org/reusable-covers.htm there are two wrought iron fences about half way down the list, in addition to wrought iron bed frames…I’ll keep an eye out for children’s books.